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 Something all motorcycle owners should have.
I'd say at least 75% of motorcycle riders should have this book, as Grodsky here touches on a lot of points that most riders have mistakes in or fail to take into consideration (like proper motorcycle wear!) So far, a few of his tips I've started working into my motorcycle 'routine' and I'm actually more comfortable while riding than I was before.
The only reason I docked this book a star is that a few of his articles, you'll notice that they talk about the same thing. At least once, I thought "Haven't I read this article before?"
 Great compilation of information
It was a great loss when Larry left us. This book is a reprint of his magazine articles, and great reference for riding safe. Any safe motorcyclist should have this book on their shelf along with "Proficient Motorcycling".
 Not great
Compared with David Hough's book, or the MSF 2nd edition, this comes off poorly. The writing style is dense and cutesey. The advice, if you can wade through the prose, is valuable, but is presented [ with illustrations] much better elsewhere.
One can only hope that Larry's Stayin' Safe Motorcycle training course is where he really shone - this book is intended as a memorial, but would have been more effective to have some of the course details thrown in.
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June '08 - I'm used to being wrong, occasionally --- but this time I was way off base !
It was when I gave the other two above mentioned books to a friend who is a new rider. I was left with Larry's book, and started reading it, by default, reluctantly.
The guy has really grown on me...the humor, the admission that he is not the world's greatest rider, his being another Larry, and sadly, hitting a deer - all of which we share, except that I walked, o.k., hobbled, away from the incident, and he did not.
Now, having replaced the gifted books in my library, I turn to Larry's collection of his columns for the humanity that leaps off the page, and the advice that just may let me get through another ride...safely.
Lots more stars...
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